diff --git a/metacat-connector-polaris/src/functionalTest/scripts/start_docker_containers.sh b/metacat-connector-polaris/src/functionalTest/scripts/start_docker_containers.sh
index db5cad12e..ec29379da 100644
--- a/metacat-connector-polaris/src/functionalTest/scripts/start_docker_containers.sh
+++ b/metacat-connector-polaris/src/functionalTest/scripts/start_docker_containers.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -x
 
 echo PATH is $PATH
 echo DOCKER env is $(env | grep DOCKER)
+echo COMPOSE_FILE is $COMPOSE_FILE
 
 COMPOSE_FILE=$1